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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Mecanismos para distribuição de recursos da gestão das águas no Brasil : estudo nas bacias dos rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí e do Paraíba do Sul / Mechanisms for distributing resources of water management in Brazil : a study in the basins of the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí rivers and Paraíba do Sul river

Goulart Júnior, Rogério, 1972- 24 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Bastiaan Philip Reydon / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T21:48:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GoulartJunior_Rogerio_D.pdf: 7868785 bytes, checksum: 5ddd30b00268e9a42ebac76768c51e2b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: No Brasil a gestão das águas avançou após a Constituição Federal de 1988 e a criação da Lei Federal 9.433 de 1997 com a Política Nacional de Recursos Hídricos (PNRH). A legislação brasileira prevê a descentralização da gestão das águas em Comitês de Bacia Hidrográfica com suas Agências de Águas junto aos Conselhos de Recursos Hídricos nas escalas federal e dos Estados. Assim, a questão principal deste trabalho se refere a responder por que, apesar de haver uma legislação de águas que determina que os valores arrecadados devam ser aplicados na bacia hidrográfica sendo utilizados no financiamento de estudos, programas, projetos e obras que alterem, de modo considerado benéfico à coletividade, a qualidade, a quantidade e o regime de vazão de um corpo de água, isto não tem ocorrido seguindo as metas dos programas de investimentos acordados nos Planos de Recursos Hídricos das Bacias. Neste trabalho de pesquisa, a demonstração é de que na aplicação dos recursos financeiros os arranjos políticos-institucionais definem critérios que priorizam projetos de investimento a partir de uma maior ênfase em aspectos de eficiência econômica do que aspectos ecológicos e socioambientais previstos na legislação de águas (Lei 9.433/97 e Constituição de 1988). No primeiro capítulo é apresentado um histórico sobre o controle e regulação das estruturas da gestão das águas no mundo. É feita uma revisão teórica das escolas da economia ambiental e institucionalista com a discussão da economia ecológica sobre as políticas ambientais e seus instrumentos. E, são destacados os aspectos legais das escalas de decisão política sobre a gestão das águas no Brasil e as políticas territoriais da água que determinam ou não a justiça ecológica e socioeconômica. No segundo capítulo é proposto um estudo de casos nos comitês das bacias do PBS e do PCJ sobre as aplicações dos mecanismos jurídico-institucionais aos usos múltiplos dos corpos d¿água, o diagnóstico das bacias estudadas, as políticas e financiamentos presentes no planejamento e gestão da água e a análise das demandas. No terceiro capítulo é proposta a pesquisa nos comitês das bacias do PCJ e do PBS sobre os projetos contemplados com recursos de demanda induzida e espontânea, as prioridades nas aplicações destes recursos e quais são os beneficiários preponderantes para a gestão da água, e os critérios para distribuição dos recursos; e ainda, são avaliados os mecanismos de distribuição da gestão das águas com a análise das formas de distribuição dos recursos nas bacias a partir de aspectos ecológicos e socioambientais / Abstract: Water management in Brazil has advanced since the Federal Constitution of 1988 and the creation of Federal Law 9.433 (1997) with its National Water Resources Policy (PNRH). Brazilian legislation encourages the decentralization of water management in the Hydrographic Basin Committees and their Water Agencies together with the Water Resources Councils at the state and federal levels. Moreover, the water legislation stipulates that the income collected should be applied within the water basin and used to finance studies, programs, projects and infrastructure that change, in a manner considered beneficial to the community, the quality, quantity and flow regime of a waterbody. In this context, the main issue addressed in this research relates to why, despite these stipulations, these requirements have not been implementedin accordance with the goals of the investment programs laid out in the Water Resources Planning documents. This research demonstrates that the political-institutional arrangements define criteria that prioritize investment projects based on placing greater emphasis on aspects of economic efficiency rather than prioritizing ecological and socio-environmental factors, as stipulated in the water legislation (Law 9.433/97 and 1988 Constitution), in the allocation of financial resources. In the first chapter of this thesis a historical perspective of the control and regulation of water management structures around the world is presented. A theoretical review of the environmental and institutional economics, together with a discussion on the ecological economics related to environmental policy and its instruments, is presented. The legal aspects associated with the levels of political decision making on water management in Brazil and the regional water policies that determine whether or not there is ecological and socio-economic justice are highlighted. The second chapter proposes a case study, carried out in the basin committees of the PBS and PCJ, on the application of legal and institutional mechanisms to the multiple uses of water bodies, the diagnosis of the basins studied, the policies and financing associated with water planning and management and an analysis of the requirements. In the third chapter, research in the basin committees of the PCJ and PBS on projects carried out with resources from "induced demand" and "spontaneous demand", the priorities for the application of these resources, the evaluation of the main beneficiaries of water management and the criteria for the distribution of resources is proposed. Also, the water management distribution mechanisms are evaluated along with the criteria for the prioritization of investment projects and an analysis of the distribution of resources in the basins based on ecological and socio-environmental aspects is carried out / Doutorado / Desenvolvimento Economico, Espaço e Meio Ambiente / Doutor em Desenvolvimento Economico
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Complementary Currencies and Environmental Sustainability

Joachain, Hélène 04 September 2017 (has links)
The overarching question of this dissertation is in what ways complementary currencies (CC) systems can contribute to environmental sustainability from an institutional and ecological economics perspective. More particularly, the research focuses on household energy consumption, as it is an important target for policy makers in the EU. The first three chapters focus on the emerging trend of using CC systems as top-down instruments for environmental sustainability. Our findings relate to developing a taxonomy of these systems, designing new top-down CC systems adapted to the context of energy savings in the household sector, exploring the influence of these new systems on the quality of motivation in the light of Self-Determination Theory and investigating the acceptability and effectiveness of these systems. In the fourth and last chapter of this dissertation, we approach our research question from a bottom-up angle and, using an inductive methodology, we explore how community currencies could act as an organising instrument capable of helping cohousing communities achieve their energy-efficiency potential. Finally, we conclude by highlighting our contributions regarding the structure and important features of these systems, how they can be used in an ecological economics paradigm, and how they can set rules for collective action in an institutional perspective. / Doctorat en Sciences économiques et de gestion / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Ecological Economics and Philosophy of Science: Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology and Ideology

Spash, Clive L. January 2012 (has links) (PDF)
Ecological economics has been repeatedly described as transdisciplinary and open to including everything from positivism to relativism. I argue for a revision and rejection of this position in favour of realism and reasoned critique. Looking into the ontological presuppositions and considering an epistemology appropriate for ecological economics to meaningfully exist requires rejecting the form of methodological pluralism which has been advocated since the start of this journal. This means being clear about the differences in our worldview (or paradigm) from others and being aware of the substantive failures of orthodox economics in addressing reality. This paper argues for a fundamental review of the basis upon which ecological economics has been founded and in so doing seeks improved clarity as to the competing and complementary epistemologies and methodologies. In part this requires establishing serious interdisciplinary research to replace superficial transdisciplinary rhetoric. The argument places the future of ecological economics firmly amongst heterodox economic schools of thought and in ideological opposition to those supporting the existing institutional structures perpetuating a false reality of the world's social, environmental and economic systems and their operation. (author's abstract) / Series: SRE - Discussion Papers
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Towards the integration of social, economic and ecological knowledge

Spash, Clive L. January 2012 (has links) (PDF)
Integration of knowledge has become a contentious issue in an age where increasing specialisation creates boundaries and division. Yet, there is an identifiable need for integration across social, ecological and economic understandings if we are to address ever more threatening crises and alarming potential scenarios. This paper relates to the work of K. William Kapp and in so doing raises questions about how integration might be achieved. A core idea that arises is the role of common denominator concepts. (author's abstract) / Series: SRE - Discussion Papers
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Développement humain responsable et aménagement du territoire. : Réflexions à partir de deux réserves de biosphère périurbaines en France et au Chili / Responsible human development and land use planning : Reflections from two periurban biosphere reserves in France and Chili

Pelenc, Jérôme 09 April 2014 (has links)
En plus de vingt-cinq d’existence, le développement durable n’a pas produit les changements escomptés sur le plan structurel, institutionnel ou même scientifique. En ce qui concerne le plan scientifique, depuis la première formulation du concept en 1987, de nouveaux courants interdisciplinaires en sciences sociales ont émergé produisant de nouveaux concepts, proposant de nouvelles méthodologies et affirmant certains principes éthiques. La thèse s’intéresse tout particulièrement au courant du développement humain articulé autour des travaux d’Amartya Sen (approche par les capabilités) et de Manfred Max-Neef (approche par les besoins) et à celui de l’économie écologique duquel émerge une conception forte de la soutenabilité ainsique les concepts de fonctions et de services écosystémiques. Une articulation entre ces deux courants ainsi qu’une réflexion sur l’éthique de la responsabilité et la justice permettent de re-conceptualiser le développement durable, concept relativement mal défini et ambigu, sous la forme d’un développement humain responsable ancré dans la soutenabilité forte et la justice sociale. Cette articulation, réalisée dans une perspective transdisciplinaire, permet de proposer un nouveau cadre conceptuel qui pourrait d’une part,favoriser un aménagement responsable du territoire et, d’autre part, renforcer l’épistémologie de la géographie pour qu’elle puisse pleinement assumer son rôle d’étude des interactions Nature-Société. La réflexion théorique est mise en pratique au sein de deux réserves de biosphère périurbaines, l’une en France(Réserve de Biosphère de Fontainebleau-Gâtinais) et l’autre au Chili (Réserve de biosphère de La Campana-Peñuelas). / In twenty-five years, sustainable development has not delivered the expected outcomes in terms of structuraland institutional changes as well as scientific changes. Regarding scientific changes, since the firstintroduction of the concept of sustainable development by the Brundtland commission in 1987, newscientific fields of interdisciplinary reasearch in social sciences have emerged producing new conceptualtools, proposing new methodologies and asserting certain ethical principles. From the one hand, the thesis isinterested in the field of Human Development which is structured around the work of Amartya Sen (theCapability Approach) and Manfred Max-Neef (the Fundamental Needs approach). On the other hand, thethesis is interested in the field of Ecological Economics from which emerges a strong conception ofsustainability as well as the concepts of ecosystem functions and services. The thesis aims to establish a linkbetween these two fields of research to shift from sustainable development, a relatively ambiguous concept,to responsible human development clearly rooted in strong sustainability and social justice. This articulationis carried out in a transdisciplinary perspective. In the first place, this articulation enables to provide a soundconceptual framework that could help to strengthen the epistemology of geography for studying Nature-Society interactions. In addition, this articulation could help to promote a responsible land planning. Thisnew conceptual framework is tested in two peri-urban biosphere reserves in France (Biosphere ReserveFontainebleau -Gâtinais ) and Chile (Biosphere Reserve La Campana - Peñuelas).
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Custo-efetividade ecológica da compensação de reserva legal entre propriedades no estado de São Paulo / Ecological cost effectiveness of forest reserve compensation between properties in the state of Sao Paulo

Bernasconi, Paula, 1984- 24 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Ademar Ribeiro Romeiro / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T06:03:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bernasconi_Paula_M.pdf: 4646808 bytes, checksum: eb2bb642eaef735909760bcd68eb0eb3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O principal marco legal para conservação em áreas privadas é o Código Florestal que, entre outras regras, exige que as propriedades rurais mantenham uma parte de sua área sob cobertura de vegetação natural, chamada Reserva Legal. Essa área é destinada à conservação da biodiversidade e à manutenção da provisão de serviços ecossistêmicos. Apesar de apresentar um percentual de cumprimento muito baixo por parte dos proprietários rurais, é esperado um aumento na fiscalização e no seu cumprimento. Isso porque houve recentes alterações na lei que a tornaram menos restrita e trouxeram alguns instrumentos econômicos visando reduzir os custos de oportunidade. Um das opções para adequação ambiental é a possibilidade de compensação da reserva legal em outra propriedade que possua um excedente de vegetação natural (ou área em recuperação) além do exigido por lei. Esse trabalho avalia o potencial de aplicação da compensação de reserva legal no estado de São Paulo através de uma simulação de impacto desse instrumento utilizando dados empíricos, e também analisa os desafios de sua implementação no arcabouço de políticas públicas do estado. A análise foi feita com o uso do software de planejamento da conservação Marxan através da simulação de diferentes cenários de combinação de políticas e restrições ao mercado de compensação. O objetivo é avaliar os possíveis efeitos do instrumento de compensação em relação à efetividade da conservação e à redução dos custos de oportunidade de adequação à reserva legal, comparados a uma abordagem puramente de comando e controle. Os resultados mostram um claro potencial do instrumento de compensação de reserva legal de reduzir os custos de oportunidade de conservação de reservas legais. Porém, o resultado da alocação das reservas pelo mercado mostra que, potencialmente, não serão localizadas nas áreas mais prioritárias para restauração da biodiversidade. Já a simulação da proposta de inclusão de uma restrição no mercado focando em áreas prioritárias resultou num cenário com custos também menores que a opção puramente de comando e controle, porém com uma efetividade ecológica muito maior. Os resultados ressaltam a importância de análises de impacto de políticas públicas ex-ante a fim de subsidiar com dados empíricos os formuladores de políticas / Abstract: Until today, direct regulation has been the most important type of policies for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. This resulted in conflicts with rural sector about compliance costs. The main command and control instrument for forest conservation is the Forest Code, which was newly amended in 2012. It requires that all private properties set aside parts of their properties for conservation, called Forest Reserve. This law has passed through many alterations and has been poorly enforced, resulting in a current very low compliance. However, the recent change in the law has made it less strict, and a higher level of enforcement and compliance is expected. In order to limit the economic impact of the Forest Reserve on landowners some mechanism of flexibility are being discussed. One of the options is the compensation of Forest Reserve in another rural property, what is a kind of tradable development rights (TDR). The landowners who have deforested more than allowed by law can compensate their deficit in another farm which has more natural vegetation than required. The aim of implementing TDRs is to reduce the opportunity costs of conservation but it also opens to the possibility of improving gains in conservation if the instrument targets priority areas for conservation. In this paper we evaluated possible effects of the TDR on the conservation outcome with regards to opportunity costs and ecological effectiveness and compared this to a pure command-and-control-approach. Using the conservation planning software Marxan with Zones we conducted an ex-ante policy evaluation by simulating different scenarios that combine policies and market constraints. We assess the hypothesis that the larger the geographical scope of TDR market and the fewer market constraints, the greater the opportunity cost differentials and the greater the economic arbitrage opportunities in a TDR market. We chose as a case study the state of Sao Paulo, the most industrialized and most populated in Brazil, which faces many ecological challenges. Our results showed a clear potential of the TDR to both reduce compliance costs and improve ecological effectiveness depending on different market restrictions on allocation of forest reserves / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento Economico, Espaço e Meio Ambiente / Mestra em Desenvolvimento Econômico
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Custo efetividade na conservação dos serviços ecossistêmicos : estudo de caso no Sistema Produtor de Água Cantareira / Cost effectiveness in the conservation of ecosystem services : study case at Cantareira Water Supply System

Sarcinelli, Oscar, 1979- 27 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Ademar Ribeiro Romeiro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T02:34:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sarcinelli_Oscar_D.pdf: 2531244 bytes, checksum: c2af0c202ac2519e5bba954dd30cc5d1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: O Sistema Produtor de Água Cantareira, um dos maiores sistemas de abastecimento de água para consumo humano do mundo, passa pela maior crise de capacidade de provisão de água em sua história. Especialistas apontam para o maior período de estiagem das últimas décadas como principal justificativa para esta situação. Entretanto, em um contexto de mudanças climáticas, como vem sendo alertado pela comunidade técnica internacional, é possível que esta situação permaneça por mais algum tempo e que volte a se repetir num futuro próximo. Desta forma, estratégias de conservação ambiental que tenham como objetivo a conservação dos serviços ecossistêmicos relacionados à regulação e provisão de recursos hídricos tornam-se prioridade para esta região. Esta investigação tem como objetivo principal identificar o cenário em que práticas direcionadas à conservação destes serviços ecossistêmicos dentro da área de drenagem do Sistema Produtor de Água Cantareira são adotas de forma mais custo-efetiva, ou seja, são capazes de ajudar na garantia da provisão de recursos hídricos ao menor custo possível. Para alcançar o objetivo a que se propõe, a presente investigação se apoia em uma das principais hipóteses da economia ecológica a qual considera que, para se alcançar a conservação dos serviços ecossistêmicos torna-se fundamental a conservação das estruturas que formam os ecossistemas naturais e os agroecossistemas manejados pelo homem. Desta forma, a investigação procede com uma análise dos impactos ambientais decorrentes do uso e ocupação atual do solo na região Cantareira para propor práticas conservacionistas que podem ampliar a resiliência ecológica das bacias hidrográficas que formam este Sistema e que, ao mesmo tempo, são compatíveis com a realidade socioeconômica da região. Os resultados obtidos para alguns indicadores ecológicos utilizados como referência para a conservação dos recursos hídricos demonstram que o cenário conservacionista mais custo-efetivo destinado à conservação dos recursos hídricos na região do Sistema Cantareira pode ser alcançado a partir da melhoria na cobertura vegetal do solo nas áreas atualmente ocupadas com pastagens. A atividade pecuária ocupa atualmente cerca de 40% das terras nesta região. Desta forma, os efeitos ecológicos esperados a partir de um programa de incentivos econômicos direcionados a promover melhoria das pastagens teria o potencial de reduzir em até 30% o total de sedimentos que anualmente são depositados nos rios, córregos e reservatórios que formam o Sistema Cantareira / Abstract: The Cantareira Water Supply System is one of the most important water supply systems for human consumption in the world. This system is currently passing through its biggest crisis of water supply capacity in its history. Experts are appointing to the largest dry season in decades as the main reason for this situation. In a context of climate change, as the international society has been appointing, the possibility of this critic situation still remains for a long time and happen again in the near future is strong. In this situation environmental conservation programs directed to conserve ecosystem services related to the regulation and provision of water resources becomes priority for this region. This research has an objective to identify the scenario in which practices involving the conservation of these ecosystem services into the Cantareira water supply system are more cost-effective. In this scenario conservation practices are able to ensure water provision at the lowest cost possible. To achieve this goal the investigation uses one of the main hypotheses of ecological economics which considers that the conservation of ecosystem services can be achieved conserving ecological structures that support natural ecosystems and the agro-ecosystems managed by humans. The investigation proceeds with an analysis of the environmental impacts of current land occupation in the Cantareira region to propose conservation practices that enhance the ecological resilience of watersheds that make up this System and at the same time are in the same direction of the socio-economic reality of the region. The analysis of the private cost for environmental conservation in the region and the results obtained for some ecological indicators analyzed by this investigation showed the more cost-effective scenario can be achieved by improving the ground cover in areas currently occupied with pastures. Livestock grazing occupies 40% of all land in the region. Thus the ecological effects expected from economic incentives directed to improve pastures has the potential to reduce 30% of the sediments that annually are deposited in rivers, streams, springs and reservoirs that sustain the Cantareira System and contributing to water provision security in this region / Doutorado / Desenvolvimento Economico, Espaço e Meio Ambiente / Doutor em Desenvolvimento Economico
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Combating climate change : A case study of Statoil′s climate strategy

Jönsson, Josefin, Eklöf, Camilla January 2008 (has links)
<p><p><strong>Level:                           </strong>Master thesis in Business administration with concentration towards Ecological economics</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Title:             </strong>Combating climate change – a case study of Statoil’s climate strategy<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Problem:       </strong>The world is facing an environmental situation where we no longer can ignore problems like climate change, losses of species and an overall environmental degradation. Many actors have to take their responsibility and do as much as they can for a sustainable development. One crucial actor is the business world. Often, they both have the knowledge and financial power to make a difference. Higher environmental regulations and pressure from stakeholders, such as the Swedish government or the EU, forces companies to consider the environment while doing business. This requires a strategy.<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Purpose:       </strong>The purpose with the essay is to identify and study Statoil’s climate strategy.  We also want to identify the most important internal and external factors that are affecting the strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Method:       </strong>The thesis is based on a qualitative method made up by two parts, interviews and literature studies. We made one informant interview and two respondent interviews with two environmental executives from Statoil AB.<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Results:        </strong>Statoil has a mainly pro-active strategy and are very ambiguous in the climate question, although their strategy is highly affected by the surrounding. Developing new technologies, cooperation and profiling are the main parts of their strategy. They are affected by the dominating discourse ecological modernization, as well as by the organizational field. They are in turn affecting the field by their offensive strategy. The customers and the legal framework are the most important external factors of impact. Whereas the corporate group StatoilHydro and financial resources are the most important internal factors. <strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords:    </strong>Climate strategy, environmental strategy, responsible company, greening, ecological modernization</p><p> </p></p><p> </p>
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Sustentabilidade energética: uma análise do equilíbrio econômico, humano e natural. / Energy sustainability : an analysis of economic, human and natural balance.

Fujii, Ricardo Junqueira 19 March 2015 (has links)
O desenvolvimento sustentável e a própria sobrevivência da humanidade dependem da compatibilização da demanda por recursos energéticos com as limitações ambientais e necessidades humanas. Dessa maneira, torna-se fundamental compreender e mensurar a sustentabilidade energética. Para tanto, esse trabalho vale-se de princípios da economia ecológica e do planejamento integrado de recursos para identificar e analisar os fatores que afetam a sustentabilidade energética de um dado sistema. A partir desses fatores são definidos indicadores de sustentabilidade, os quais compõem uma metodologia concebida para avaliar o grau de sustentabilidade da produção de energia. Tal metodologia é testada em um estudo de caso da matriz elétrica paulista, a qual mostrou um nível próximo da sustentabilidade, mas com a necessidade de aprimoramentos. Por fim, são feitas reflexões sobre a robustez, a flexibilidade e as limitações da metodologia proposta, assim como recomendações para ajustes da composição da matriz estudada com o propósito de torná-la mais sustentável. / Sustainable development and the very survival of humanity depends on the compatibility of the demand for energy resources with environmental constraints and human needs. Thus, it is essential to understand and define metrics for energy sustainability. For that reason, this work draws on principles of ecological economics and integrated resource planning to identify and analyze the factors affecting energy sustainability of a given system. From these factors are defined sustainability indicators, which are the foundations for a methodology designed to assess the degree of sustainability of energy production. The methodology is tested on a case study of the electricity matrix of the State of Sao Paulo, which is close to a sustainable level even though requiring improvements in some aspects. Finally, reflections on the sturdiness, flexibility and limitations of the proposed methodology, as well as recommendations for adjustments in the composition of the case study matrix in order to make it more sustainable are made.
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O decrescimento: leituras a partir do Sul global / Degrowth: perspectives from the global South

Trettel-Silva, Gabriel 30 October 2017 (has links)
O debate sobre o decrescimento constitui uma crítica ao sistema socioeconômico baseado na lógica do crescimento ilimitado e no imperativo cultural do desenvolvimento. O decrescimento propõe a redução da escala biofísica e a reestruturação da economia global, fundamentalmente nos países do Norte cuja pegada ecológica excede os limites ecológicos. O Sul aparece com menos evidência na literatura decrescentista, porém, está inevitavelmente implicado nessa discussão. Buscando contribuir para compreender as implicações do decrescimento para o Sul, esta dissertação teve por objetivo analisar como o Sul global está representado no debate acadêmico internacional sobre o decrescimento. Para cumpri-lo, foi realizado um mapeamento e uma revisão sistemática da literatura internacional sobre o tema. Para o mapeamento, foi considerada a base de dados Scopus e foram utilizados termos de busca em inglês (degrowth e de-growth). A análise das características bibliométricas dos documentos identificados mostrou a prevalência de autores de instituições de países do Norte e baixa participação do Sul global. A revisão sistemática da literatura identificou cinco eixos temáticos na abordagem do Sul pelo decrescimento. Três deles abordam Sul de maneira explícita: (i) a perspectiva biofísica, relacionada à economia ecológica, sustenta que o decrescimento no Norte deve abrir espaço ecológico para o aumento do uso de recursos no Sul sem ultrapassar os limites ecológicos globais; (ii) os aspectos políticos dos fluxos internacionais de recursos denunciam as injustiças ambientais e socioeconômicas associadas ao comércio de commodities da perspectiva da ecologia política; e (iii) o eixo das alternativas ao desenvolvimento vê convergências entre o decrescimento e cosmovisões oriundas de contextos culturais do Sul como o bem viver andino. Por outro lado, outros dois eixos identificados abordam o Sul de maneira implícita ou indireta: (iv) no eixo que trata de aspectos demográficos, o decrescimento busca se afastar de concepções malthusianas autoritárias e se aproximar de abordagens de controle populacional voluntário, sem nomear explicitamente o Sul, mas responsabilizando indiretamente as populações mais numerosas; (v) no último eixo, se argumenta que a diminuição do consumo permitiria o decrescimento do tempo de trabalho dos trabalhadores do Norte global, sem relacionar esse tipo de decrescimento aos países do Sul, onde o efeito poderia ser o oposto se houvesse aumento do consumo. Observou-se que o decrescimento do consumo da escala biofísica da economia não é recomendado ao Sul. O decrescimento da jornada de trabalho tampouco, ao passo que o decrescimento populacional pode ser associado a esse grupo de países. Tanto no Sul quanto no Norte são desejáveis alternativas autóctones ao desenvolvimento. Porém, nos cinco eixos identificados na abordagem do Sul, pouco se explora a relocalização, um processo estratégico para o decrescimento em seu sentido amplo e também para o objetivo de estabelecer relações justas entre Sul e Norte. Recomenda-se que estudos futuros considerem a relocalização ao abordar a divisão Norte-Sul no contexto do decrescimento. Sugere-se ainda que correntes do pensamento latinoamericano, que apesar de orientadas pela ideia de desenvolvimento se debruçaram sobre as relações político-econômicas entre países, podem também contribuir para discutir o decrescimento de uma perspectiva do Sul global. / Degrowth is a critique of a society based on the logic of limitless gowth and on the cultural imperative of development. Degrowth proposes reduction of the biophysical scale and restructuring of the global economy, notably, in the global North whose ecological footprint have overshot ecological limits. The global South appears with less evidence in the degrowth literature, however, it is unavoidably implicated in this discussion. Seeking to understand the implications of degrowth for the South, this dissertation aimed to analyze how the global South is represented in the international academic debate on degrowth. To accomplish this goal, the international literature on the subject was mapped and systematically reviewed. The database Scopus was selected for the mapping procedure and search terms were defined in English (degrowth and de-growth). The mapping showed the prevalence of authors from institutions of the North and low participation of the South. The review identified five thematic axes in the approach to the South by degrowth. Three of them approach the South in an explicit way: (i) the biophysical perspective, related to ecological economics, holds that degrowth in the North may open \"ecological space\" for growth in resources use in the South without exceeding global ecological limits; (ii) the political aspects of international resource flows denounce environmental and socio-economic injustices associated with commodity trade from the perspective of political ecology; and (iii) the axis on alternatives to development sees convergences between degrowth and cosmovisions coming from cultural contexts of the South as the Andean buen vivir. On the other hand, two other identified axes approach the South in an implicit or indirect way: (iv) in the axis that deals with demographic aspects, degrowth attempts to move away from authoritarian Malthusian conceptions and get closer to voluntary population control approaches without naming the South explicitly, but indirectly charging larger populations independently of their per capita impact; and (V) in the last axis, it is argued that lower consumption would allow work-time degrowth in the North. However, this type of degrowth is not mentioned to be desired for the South, where the effect could be the opposite if there were an increase in consumption. It was observed that degrowth in consumption and of the biophysical scale of the economy is not recommended for the South. Work-time degrowth is not recommended either, while populational contraction is not associated to any of the groups of countries. Both in the South and in the North autochthonous development alternatives are desirable. It is recommended that future studies consider relocalization when addressing the North-South divide in the context of degrowth. It is also suggested that streams of Latin American thought, which although oriented by the idea of development focused on the political-economic relations between countries, may also contribute to discuss degrowth from a global South perspective.

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